ABSTRACT
The social dimension of community is associated with the concept of Sense of Place. The power of place such as one’s residence can be an asset of privilege. A community represents both people and institutions within a spatial setting. A community is not just a spatial landscape; rather, it also elicits emotional attachments by residents that reflect place-based policy interests that can be fearful of change (Mills and Davis, 1962; Gainsborough, 2001; Duncan and Duncan, 2004; Kefalas, 2003; Keller, 2003; Low, 2004; Wilson and Taub, 2006; Mayorga-Gallo, 2014). Zane Miller (1981) calls this the reactive politics of nostalgia. The term “civic community” connotes “the idea of localism, both in reference to community and small scale associations” (Eberly, 2000, p. 8). In such civic communities, the bonds of social attachment are their strengths. The community visioning process helps forge this sense of collective identity.
